Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-28
GENERAL hIARKETs.
Produce aud Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 27.-Flour, nothing done.
Wheat quiet; opened &c lower. but advanced
1.6I4c lower than yesterday; No. red cash
SSs.c; May SS24c June S6lIc; July S35s GS3zC,
closing at S3l4c; August S25s ass &C, closing az
S27SC; September S4HGS45,c, closing at 81 &c.
Corn quiet and unchanged; cash 57i<c; May
SIC; June $780,; July 37Sc Oats quiet but
Angus! 2t2lc' Butter fo,s quiet; cream
brisk at 81 10. Whisky steady at 81 O5.
Provisions quiet. PoTk-Old mess Sl4 90; irreg
ular new SIS 30. Lard Sc 371l. Dry sailed meats,
boxed shoulders, s. 80; long clear 81 05; clear
ribs 81 %; short clears 81 371z. Bacon firm ::
boxed shoulders Sc 0006 %; long clears 81 sly
az 50; clear ribs 81 S718; short clears s. l5G
20. Hams steady at Sll 25Sl4 90 Afternoon
board-W heat lower; July $500 S33sc; August
S2s.GS2Zsc; September S57SG537sc UOrn dull
and easy, Oats dull.
CHICAGO, ILL, May 27.-Although the
foreign grain markets were high this morning
yet prices for both wheat and corn were shade
easier at the start. June wheat opened at
S53Sc, and Immediately sold down 10 SShc.
July opened at S6SlC and sold down to c6&.
As the session adVancedItradtng Ia wheat be
came lighter, and around noon business in the
pit was almost at q standstin. Orders from
outside parties continued to come in between
local traders.sThe clique were hardly to be seen
in the market and their policy atpresent seems
to be to let the market take care of itself
June held between SS1s dS9L4c the greater part
of the session, and July was steady
noon session June sold off to S31sc, closing price
July closed at s6h6s65sc. Corn was quiet with
ra'her a weak tendency daring the first hour.
July opened at fraction lower at 4Oc, when an
estf ate of 3S5 cars of corn for to morrow was
received. The market became still weaker and
July sold down to $3.50. This condition con-
tinued Throughout the remainder of the day
and July closed at 39sS G392Ic Provisions
started In very firm, although the receipts of
hogs were 1000 more than was expected. July
lard opened PIC higher at Sc ~ and ribs 216c
hot at ord mr. he
came weaker and July iibs sold down to 81 271l
and July lard 10 Sc TOG6 ~. During
the afternoon session provisions con-
tnued weak July lard closed at S. 1917 and July
ribs at 81 22]s. Heading futures closed: Wheat,
No ?, May, o75lc; June, SS1s; July, S61Ic; Au
gust $40 Corn-No. 2, May, 3IHc; June, 3sc;
and June, S23 % Lard-May, Sc 55i June,
S. So; July, S. SIX; August, Sc 771z. short
ribs-Mav. 81 l25@ June, 81 l215; July, s. 221;
August. 81 32H. Cash auotations-rlOur firm
and unchanged; No. spring wheat, ssGss1<c;
No. Ted SSc; No. corn, 3s63S1se; mess pork,
S24 90: lard, So 5I5G6 co. short rib sides, loose,
81 1901 III F; dry sa ted shoulders, boxed, s. 60
as 20; short clear sides, boxed, 81 6O67 S.
NEW ORLEANS, La, hay 27-Flour dulli
fancy 81 1904 20i extra fancy 81 3OG4 sos Min
nesota and winter wheat 81 SOFAS ID Corn
easier; mixed 5l1G52c; yellow 53G54c; white
SIC. Oats quiet but steady at 36S361zc. Corn
but firm prime Sl4 000l5 90; choice sic GOA II 90.
Hog products dull and dropping; pork Sl5 80;
lard So so. Bulk meats-shoulders s. 20;
long clear and clear long ribs 81 %.
BacOn-shoulders S. %; long clear and
clear ribs SIS lOR Hams SIl Oo0l1 so.
Whisky quiet at 81 05aI 81. Coffee quiet but
firm; Rio l902lhc. Rice steady with fair
Louisiana at 4G5c, Cotton seed products
dull and nominal; prime crude oil 29G3Oc;
summer yellow 35c; cake and meal 20G20l4C.
Sugar strong; open kettle good fair to prime
4Ia5e; good common to fair 41z6454c; con-
trifugals off white 9-l6G5Sc; choice Yellow
clarified 5SG5 1867 prime yellow clarified
7-l6c; seconds 41zd51Ec. Molasses firm; GEN.
trifugals strictly prime TO fancy 25G33c. EESt
change, New York, 80 premium. II
NEW YORK, May a. Flour-Firm bukpn1y
mo erately active. Wheat-5p;t lot5 = ade
s ronger but less active; Options Opensfftrong,
and a4trifle higher; later ruled easier khd deT
clined 4G5sc, closing firm a. near best ratessl
speculation was very quiet; spot, No. rsd<.
g7l4c at elev ator; 9s5lc delivered May 95x&
size, closing SIG; June 977s ar Ice, cleSkg
at913sc; July 96k G97c, closing at 96xc; August
941s asa Is I6c, closing at 945lc. Corn-Spotfot
firm and moderately active; options x9Ac
lower and heavy; spot No. 2, axe elevator;